The Vietnam Design Association recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three foreign partners to support the development of creative design in Vietnam.

Malaysia is one of the export markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holding the most potential for Vietnam, especially for agricultural products, seafood, foodstuff, and beverages, experts noted at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on May 21 chaired a meeting between representatives of 100 Vietnamese firms in Vietnam and Russia and Russian businesses to foster partnerships between the two sides.

The Sai Gon Safari Park has been added to the list of projects in which Ho Chi Minh City is soliciting investment, said Director of the city’s Department of Planning and Investment Le Thi Huynh Mai.

The central city of Da Nang opened the Hoa Phuoc – Hoa Khuong section of a ring-road project on May 19, creating a smooth connection between National Highway No 1A and No 14B to the south and east of the city.

More than 6,000 households living in landslide-prone areas in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap need to be relocated, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vo Thanh Ngoan has stated.

A 125 million USD credit has been approved by the World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors to assist Ho Chi Minh City in strengthening the institutional foundations for sustainable urban development.

A ceremony to inaugurate Vam Cong bridge - the second cable-stayed bridge across Hau river, a tributary of the Mekong, was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 19.

The Indian-based group Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL) has plan to establish an information and technology (IT) centre in Ho Chi Minh City, which will provide training and recruite some 10,000 IT engineers in the next five years, said HCL Executive Vice President Sanja Gupta.